Serendipity Stamps - May Blog Hop!

The Challenge theme for May continues to be Die Cuts.  
For the HOP the Design Team

has the added challenge of RELAX/ENJOY.

I decided to do a cocktail card for ENJOYING and RELAXING! 
The die cut balloons 
are from the Party Balloons Reverse Die.  

For a little added something I put "salt" on my margarita!
Queen and Company makes "Sugar" in a bunch of different colors
so I added white to my drink because it looked like salt.

Inside I added a few balloons and matching paper.
Finished size is an A-2.

The 50% off stamp of the month is the Lemonade Pitcher 

http://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/989G.html

Leave comments on each DT Members Blog and the prize is a $20 gift certificate to one commenter randomly selected  You can leave comments through May 22.  The winner will be announced on Mary's blog on May 23.

Mary's Blog

Miriam Napier
Vickie Zimmer
Jeanne Jachna 
Jenny Gropp
Julie Warner
Karen Amidon
Marybeth Lopez

The sale for this HOP is a 40% Off Coupon. 
The code will be “40fromhigh0516” which gives 40% off the 
highest priced item in the cart.   It is good from 
Wednesday, May 18th through Sunday, May 22nd.  

Mary is having a “Yard Sale” – it’s contains lot’s of bargains, 
some one-of-a-kind.   
Here’s a link:  
http://www.serendipitystamps.com/category/yardsale.html 

• Stamps & Dies: Serendipity Stamps - It's Five o'clock 1389G, Party Balloons Reverse die 071LD, 
• Ink: MFT - Black Licorice, Versafine - Onyx Black
• Paper: Neenah - Solar White 110lb, Photoplay - Summer Daydreams 6x6, Bazzill - Candy Corn
• Copics: YR12, YR14, Y08, Y11, Y23, YG01, YG13, RV13, RV14, RV17, C0, C01, 0
• Other: Spellbinders Card Edger dies, Lawn Fawn - Stitched Rectangles, Glossy Accents, Bow Easy, May Arts Silk Ribbon, Queen & Co - Sugar in White

Serendipity Stamps - August Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Serendipity Stamps AUGUST Blog Hop!  

We have some GREAT new products this month.

I have two cards to show you and Country/Western is definitely my theme today!

You should have arrived here from the talented:

Marybeth Lopez 

This cute rooster just begs to be colored!  
I used my Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol for blending.
Graphic 45's Home Sweet Home paper goes perfectly as a background!
And...a little sunflower accent finishes it off.

Inside is the new sentiment stamp Cock-a-doodle-do! 
The card is 5 x 5.

I wanted you to see how beautifully the new BANDANA image stamps!
I used my MISTI tool and stamped it twice with Versafine - Majestic Blue.

I stamped it on a 4 x 4 card and popped the little cowgirl and fence on it.
She is colored with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol too.
Check out what the other Design Team members did with it!

Mary's Blog

Karen Amidon

Marybeth Lopez

Miriam Napier

Vickie Zimmer

Jeanne Jachna 

Jenny Gropp

Julie Warner

The current SALE is free shipping on all US orders of $15 or more. 

Good August 7 to August 9.  

The 50% off Stamp of the month is Veggie Basket Large: 

http://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/1209H.html

Leave comments on the blogs through Sunday, August 9 for a chance to win a $20 Gift Certificate to Serendipity Stamps.  Mary will announce a winner on her blog on Monday, August 10.

Next up on the HOP is the talented:

Vickie Zimmer

•  Serendipity Stamps: Rooster on Fence 1369G,  Cock-a-doodle-do 1368D,  Bandana Stamp 1365BK, Cowgirl 1364H
• Ink: Versafine - Majestic Blue & Vintage Sepia, Memento - Tuxedo Black
• Paper: Neenah - Natural White, misc green and black, Graphic 45 - Home Sweet Home 6x6
• Dies: Spellbinders - Labels 34, MFT Squares
• Other: Prismacolor pencils, Jolee Sunflower, Gamsol, paper blending stump, MISTI

Mini Blueprints - School Style

Happy Friday everyone!  I have four cards to show you today using 

Tim Holtz's Mini Blueprints.

For the globe I stamped it twice, colored it with Distress Markers and used a water brush. I cut it out and popped it up with foam tape.

For the apple I paper pieced it and shaded it with a COPIC marker.

I stamped this one twice, cut out the books, colored them with 

Distress Markers and popped them up with foam tape.

For the pencils I just die cut and colored them with Distress Markers.

The sentiments are all from a great Impression Obsession set called 

Life Stuff Sentiments.  Great for so many occasions!

Have a great weekend!

• Stamps: Tim Holtz - Mini Blue Prints, Impression Obsession - Life Stuff Sentiments
• Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Versafine - Onyx Black, Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black
• Paper: Neenah Natural White, 140 lb watercolor paper, Echo Park - Birthday Wishes 6x6, Penny Black - Painted Blooms 6x6, Kraft, Bazzill Heavyweight - Black
• Other: Spellbinders dies, May Arts - Natural Twine, Mini Perfect Layers, COPIC marker, Distress Markers, Collall - Odorless Silicone

SSCB #45 - Monochrome!

Monochrome is the theme this month for the 

Serendipity Stamps Blog Challenge.

I went with blues and was inspired by Jenny Gropp's Blog Hop 
card last week found here.

Serendipity Stamps has 2 Chips are Down stamp sentiments.  
One says "When the Chips are down you can always count on me".  
The other is "When the Chips are down I can always count on you".

A "Chips" sentiment for many occasions!  
I love the "Saloon" look of the font!

My second card has the wonderful "You make me Happy" sentiment.
I never tire of it and you can color in the words and the dots.
It's hard to tell but there is black glitter in the dark lines.

Finished size is an A-2.

Check out what the rest of the Design Team made:

Mary's Blog

Julie Warner

Karen Amidon

Marybeth Lopez

Miriam Napier

Vickie Zimmer

Jeanne Jachna 

Jenny Gropp

The 50% off stamp of the month is Winter Doe:  

 http://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/297H.html

• Stamps: Serendipity Stamps - You Make Me Happy 1343E ,  When the Chips are down - Horizontal  1359E, Poker Chip Die 055DD
• Ink: Versafine - Majestic Blue, Tuxedo Black
• Paper: Neenah - Solar White, Black, Bazzill Light, Medium and Dark Blue Heavyweight card stock, misc patterned paper
• Other: Spellbinder Die, black glitter

Serendipity Stamps - JUNE Blog Hop!!

Welcome to the Serendipity Stamps JUNE Blog Hop!  
Can you believe SUMMER is just a few days away?!

You should have arrived here from the talented:
Marybeth Lopez 

I have two cards to show you.  Birds are definitely my theme today!

My first card uses the darling new Bird House stamp.  I decided to keep it simple with colors and format.  The background of the card base was stamped with the Wood Background stamp to go with the wood of the bird house.
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The bird came from the NEW Bird Bath stamp.  I stamped it, colored it, cut it out and popped it with silicone.  I did the same with the butterfly.

Inside I stamped the Bird House again to dress up the liner.  

The finished size is an A-2.

My second card uses the new Bird Bath stamp.
Isn't it cute?!?!?  I just love the little bird.

It is colored with Copics and I added a cute little "Thanks" tag.
Did you know Serendipity has all kinds of little words you can buy for $1 or less?

The inside is finished off with the same stamp in red.
The finished size is 4 3/8 x 4 3/8.

Special:   40% Off Coupon   The code is “40fromhigh615”  
Good on the highest priced item in your cart.

Good from today, Friday, June 12th to Monday, June 15th.

Please leave comments through June 14th for a chance to win a 
$20 Gift Certificate for Serendipity Stamps.  

Mary will announce a winner on Monday, June 15th on her blog.

Stamp of the month is the Grill - 50% off 

Here's the link: 

http://www.serendipitystamps.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=SRCH

Next on the HOP is the talented:

Vickie Zimmer

Mary's Blog

Jenny Gropp

Julie Warner

Karen Amidon

Marybeth Lopez

Miriam Napier

Vickie Zimmer

Jeanne Jachna

• Stamps: Serendipity Stamps - Wood Background 1320BK,  Bird House with Sign 1355F, Hi There Large 620B, Bird Bath 1356E, Thanks small 613B
• Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Versafine - Onyx Black, Satin Red, Crimson Red
• Paper: Neenah - Solar White, Natural White, Echo Park - Sunny Days Ahead 6x6, Bazzill Red & Green Heavyweight card stock
• Copics: BG0000,53; G40,43,46; R20,22,24; YR30,31,21; W1,3,5; 0
• Other: Spellbinders - Marvelous Squares, Classic Circles, May Arts - Ribbon & black twine, SU! ribbon

Serendipity Stamps - Monograms & Verse 2

We are continuing the Monograms & Verse challenge 

for you from the  Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog.

 Create a monogram card or a card that features a verse. 
Just make sure you include at least one Serendipity Stamps image on your design.

This round I was asked to do a Monogram project.  I just love the "H" in the Hello die so I went with that!  I die cut it 3 times out of heavy 110lb paper and glued them together to make a nice, thick "H".

Here is the closeup of the H.  I used some Spellbinders dies to make the rest of my card. 

 I wanted to have a spring look so I went with some new Penny Black paper.

This sentiment is one of my favorites for SPRING!

Finished size is 4 3/8" square.

Feel like shopping?  We're trying something new - a  "stamp of the month".  This month it's the Jar Label.  You can purchase the stamp of the month all through April for 50% off. 
 You can see it here.
Also...

50% Off select Wood Mounted stamps (click here to see them!) 

Check out what the rest of the Design Team created!

Karen Amidon
Jenny Gropp
Jeanne Jachna 

Marybeth Lopez

Miriam Napier (me!)

Julie Warner

Vickie Zimmer

• Serendipity Dies and Stamps:  Hello Die 027DD, The earth laughs 417D
• Ink: Versafine: Vintage Sepia
• Paper: Neenah - Solar White , Penny Black - Painted Blooms 6x6
• Other:   Spellbinders - Adorning Squares & Classic Circles, Mini Perfect Layers

Serendipity Stamps - Monograms & Verse

With the new month (can you believe it is APRIL already?!) 
we are starting a Monograms & Verse challenge 

for you from the  Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog.

 Just create a monogram card or a card that features a verse. Just make sure you include at least one Serendipity Stamps image on your design.

I just LOVE this verse for spring or garden cards.  
It is also good for someone who is going through a big change. And, I've been wanting to use this cute little $1 butterfly stamp for ages!  It's perfect with the sentiment.

 

 Here is a closeup of the butterflies and even though I put some Wink of Stella on them, you can't see the shimmer.  So hard to photograph!

For the inside I stamped the butterfly on the liner then again on the patterned paper.  I cut out the peach butterfly and glued it to the liner.

Finished size is 5.25" x 5.25".

Feel like shopping?  We're trying something new - a  "stamp of the month".  This time it's the Jar Label.  You can purchase the stamp of the month all through April for 50% off.  You can see it here.

Check out what the rest of the Design Team created!

Karen Amidon
Jenny Gropp
Jeanne Jachna 

Marybeth Lopez

Miriam Napier (me!)

Julie Warner

Vickie Zimmer

• Serendipity Dies and Stamps:  Butterfly Doodle 0902SALE, There's Nothing In A Caterpillar 732E
• Ink: Versafine: Onxy Black, Cat's Eye - Charcoal Chalk Ink
• Paper: Neenah - Solar White & Black Linen, Stampin' UP! - misc DSP
• Other:   Spellbinders - Labels 25, SU! ribbon, Wink of Stella - Clear, Mini Perfect Layers

Serendipity Stamps - MARCH Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Serendipity Stamps March Blog Hop!!  We have a bunch of new products to show you!  I have made a BABY card with the darling new baby bootie dies shown on the banner above.

You should have arrived here from our Guest Hopper:

Anya Schrier

This adorable baby bootie has a cut out die and a solid die to layer behind it.  

Makes for an easy 2 color bootie!

Here is a close-up of the bootie. 
 On the backside I used a stylus to push the blue paper through the holes of the peach layer.  
It makes it look like the 2 papers are embedded.  
I just love that there is a separate bow die for on top!

I just had to use the new curved Congratulations die inside my card.  
There is just enough room inside to write a short note.

If you comment on the blogs by Sunday, March 15 you'll be eligible for a PRIZE of a $20 gift certificate! It will be awarded to one commenter that is randomly selected from all the blogs!   
The winner will be announced on Mary's blog on Monday, March 16.

Next on the HOP is the talented:
Vickie Zimmer

Here is the Blog Hop order:

 

Mary's Blog

Anya Schrier

Miriam Napier

Vickie Zimmer

Jeanne Jachna

Jenny Gropp

Julie Warner

Karen Amidon

Marybeth Lopez

• Stamps & Dies: Serendipity Stamps - Baby Bootie and Bow Die Set 048ED, Baby Bootie Solid Die 060DD,  Congratulations Die 049GD
• Paper: Graphic 45 - Precious Memories 6 x 6, Neenah Natural White
• Ink: Cat's Eye - Chestnut Roam
• Other: Spellbinders Dies: Labels 34 & Decorative Labels 34, misc lace ribbon

Serendipity - SSCB Spring Fever #41

With the new month (can you believe it is March already?!) 
we are starting a SPRING FEVER challenge 

for you from the  Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog.

To participate just use any of Serendipity's images or dies in your creation 
with this theme for a chance to win!  I have 2 cards to show you today.

The design team had an added challenge to make a 
Saint Patrick's Day project this time.  
I just love the cute shamrock die with the little hearts cut out of the stem!

I die cut and glued 3 shamrocks together before adhering to my card.  
The little clovers are from the LUCKY word die.

Inside I stamped the great sentiment in Smokey Grey ink.
Finished size is 4 5/8" square.

On my second card I used a new background stamp from Serendipity.  It is called Beaded Strings Background and its available now!

I die cut LUCKY twice and glued them together.  
Only one layer of the little clover on this one!

For the inside I cut off one heart from the 
shamrock die and glued it to the liner.

Finished size is 5" x 4".

Our Guest Designer this month is Karen Dunbrook:

 http://snippets-karen.blogspot.com/
 

Check out what the rest of the Design Team created!

Karen Amidon
Jenny Gropp
Jeanne Jachna 

Marybeth Lopez

Miriam Napier (me!)

Julie Warner

Vickie Zimmer

• Serendipity Dies and Stamps:  Shamrock Die 018ED, Happy St Patty's Day 1293E,  Lucky Die 054DD, My Die 044BD , Day Die 041CD, Beaded Stings Background 1354BK
• Ink: Versafine: Smokey Grey, Distress Ink: Peeled Paint
• Paper: Neenah - Solar White, Echo Park - Sunny Days Ahead 6x6
• Other:   MFT - Stitched Jumbo Fishtail STAX Die-namics, Spellbinders - Marvelous Squares dies, BAZZILL ribbon